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Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with a paved tiled floor and orange-painted walls. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in their laps. Among them, a man in a saffron-orange robe sits at the back, and a seated man in cream clothes with an ID badge sits at front right. Tall orange and blue decorated pillars or banners hang overhead. A red and yellow flag stands on a wooden pole. Visible people total about nine.

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October 11 20102010-10-11Outdoor group meditation on a paved courtyard with woven straw mats in red, green and multicolour stripes. Roughly fifteen seated devotees face left in rows, mostly in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts; one man wears an orange-trimmed white shirt, another a grey t-shirt, and a seated elder in an orange-red shawl sits near the centre. A long-haired devotee in white sits in the back row. Behind them is an orange-painted building, a small raised red platform with a white bowl and marigold garlands, and a row of seated stone figures.2010-11-30An outdoor satsang on bare earth where a woman in an orange sleeveless robe sits on a mat in front of a seated audience, gesturing with one hand while holding a microphone. Around her, a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis sits on mats in rows, some with hands folded. Behind the crowd a cameraman in white clothing films the scene, and a row of standing white-clad attendees is visible along the wall. A brass lamp with orange and yellow flowers sits beside a circle of white stones on the ground, and white kolam designs are drawn in the dirt. A red-and-white painted wall and an orange building appear in the background, with a small banner visible on the left.2010-09-19Outdoor photo of a group meditation session on a sandy courtyard edged by a red and white painted wall and flowering orange marigolds. In the foreground, a man with his hair tied back wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing the group, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. Behind him, about ten men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on woven mats in meditation posture, several with eyes closed; one man in a grey-blue shirt has a hand raised near his face, and a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl appears at the upper left. No person is clearly identifiable as the swami in this view.August 01 20102010-08-01An outdoor photograph of devotees seated in meditation on woven mats in a courtyard in front of a temple. Men in white dhotis and white or pale shirts sit cross-legged with hands folded or resting on their knees, some with eyes closed. Several wear rudraksha malas. In the background, white-and-red striped steps lead up to a temple entrance with a painted statue and a small blue-and-white banner. Potted plants and a sound speaker stand nearby, and a hexagonal paved walkway runs along the front. There is no clearly identifiable a person visible among the seated people in this view.2010-07-23A group of about a dozen people sit cross-legged in meditation on an orange and purple mat on a paved courtyard in front of an orange wall with white and red striped border and potted plants. Most wear white ritual clothing, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and a few in white dhotis and orange-and-white shawls. A man in a red jacket and khaki trousers sits at the far right edge, watching. The scene looks like group meditation, with eyes closed and hands resting on laps. No person here is clearly identified as a person; the seated figures are devotees and practitioners.2011-02-01A photograph of about a dozen people seated cross-legged in meditation on woven mats before an orange-painted temple wall with white-and-red striped steps. In the foreground, a boy in a navy t-shirt and a boy in a patterned shirt sit with eyes lowered; a young man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded; beside him others in white and orange garments sit in stillness. At left an older man in orange robes sits among potted plants and a banana plant. Behind, a standing figure in white robes stands near a stone deity murti with orange cloth and a woman in a white sari stands at a doorway on the right.2010-07-14A group of about twenty seated men meditate outdoors on mats and paving stones in front of a red and white striped wall with potted plants. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in a black t-shirt sits cross-legged with hands in lap. At the right, a bearded older man in saffron-yellow robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Others in white kurtas and white dhotis, some wearing malas, sit in rows behind, and a man in orange cloth sits at the left. The atmosphere is a quiet group satsang or meditation session.2010-09-20Outdoor group meditation session on a paved courtyard in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes and potted shrubs. Several people sit cross-legged on mats and cloths with eyes closed. In the foreground, a man in a white wrap sits at left; a central man in a grey-green shawl over white clothes sits with hands in a mudra on a purple-and-orange mat, with a thin sacred-thread style cord visible; at right a bearded man in grey shawl and a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala sit in stillness. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis sit in meditation. No single figure can be confidently identified from appearance, so the central seated man is described by role only.2011-01-21October 15 20102010-10-15November 12 20102010-11-12